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- Switchboard Operator at George Holzbaugh Ford Dealership, West Grand Boulevard and Fort, Detroit, Michigan, January 1936 -
- January 31, 1936
- Collections - Artifact
Switchboard Operator at George Holzbaugh Ford Dealership, West Grand Boulevard and Fort, Detroit, Michigan, January 1936
- Telephone Switchboard in Administration Building at Ford Motor Company Rouge Plant, October 1947 -
- October 27, 1947
- Collections - Artifact
Telephone Switchboard in Administration Building at Ford Motor Company Rouge Plant, October 1947
- Crowd Gathered Near Switchboard Operator at George Holzbaugh Ford Dealership, West Grand Boulevard and Fort, Detroit, Michigan, January 1936 -
- January 31, 1936
- Collections - Artifact
Crowd Gathered Near Switchboard Operator at George Holzbaugh Ford Dealership, West Grand Boulevard and Fort, Detroit, Michigan, January 1936
- Telephone Switchboard Operators at Work, 1896 - This photograph shows 21 telephone operators working at a wall switchboard. The chief operator and supervisor, Amanda Hitchcock, is seated at a desk, speaking into a phone; telephone exchanges were predominantly run by female employees. Before direct-dialing was possible, callers would dial the operator, who would then assist by using cords or switches to manually patch their destination connection.
- 1896
- Collections - Artifact
Telephone Switchboard Operators at Work, 1896
This photograph shows 21 telephone operators working at a wall switchboard. The chief operator and supervisor, Amanda Hitchcock, is seated at a desk, speaking into a phone; telephone exchanges were predominantly run by female employees. Before direct-dialing was possible, callers would dial the operator, who would then assist by using cords or switches to manually patch their destination connection.
- World War I Poster, "Back Our Girls Over There, " circa 1918 - During the First World War, governments of all the warring nations used poster campaigns to encourage civilian and military support of the war effort. Artists widely used an innovative advertising technique for these posters that moved away from a factual depiction of a product's material or event's subject to an emphasis on appealing to the viewer's emotions.
- circa 1918
- Collections - Artifact
World War I Poster, "Back Our Girls Over There, " circa 1918
During the First World War, governments of all the warring nations used poster campaigns to encourage civilian and military support of the war effort. Artists widely used an innovative advertising technique for these posters that moved away from a factual depiction of a product's material or event's subject to an emphasis on appealing to the viewer's emotions.
- Telephone Switchboard in Administration Building at the Ford Rouge Plant, October 1947 -
- October 27, 1947
- Collections - Artifact
Telephone Switchboard in Administration Building at the Ford Rouge Plant, October 1947
- "Long Distance Telephone Switchboard. Sears, Roebuck & Co., Chicago, Ill.," 1906-1908 - Mail-order firm Sears, Roebuck, & Co. had become one of America's largest corporations by the early 1900s. Sears was particularly popular among rural Americans, as it offered better options, lower costs, and more efficient delivery methods than traditional general stores. This stereograph, one of a set of 50 sold through the Sears catalog beginning in 1908, offered a behind-the-scenes look at the company's operation.
- 1906-1908
- Collections - Artifact
"Long Distance Telephone Switchboard. Sears, Roebuck & Co., Chicago, Ill.," 1906-1908
Mail-order firm Sears, Roebuck, & Co. had become one of America's largest corporations by the early 1900s. Sears was particularly popular among rural Americans, as it offered better options, lower costs, and more efficient delivery methods than traditional general stores. This stereograph, one of a set of 50 sold through the Sears catalog beginning in 1908, offered a behind-the-scenes look at the company's operation.